LG to examine its 2009 eye-tracking patents for infringement by the Samsung Galaxy S 4

0.phoneArena
19 Mar 2013, 08:08posted on

LG is reportedly planning to examine whether the subsequent Samsung patents on the matter don't infringe on its portfolio, which Samsung, naturally, is said to deny with a passion. There are plenty of other overlaps in our opinion, like the Dual recording mode from the G Pro that we saw materializing as Dual video during the announcement of the Galaxy S 4 last week, so the story is bound to get better...

Haha, the Optimus G Pro looks EXACTLY like the Note II, has the EXACT size and battery capacity, similar system sounds and functions, Flip Cover they call Quick Cover :), their copy of S-Beam and S-Voice - Q-Voice :) - and they call out Samsung for copying?

Oh the irony. Samsung could sue to socks off just for "Quick Cover" instead they made a better one.

The funny thing is that samsung fans complain about optimus g pro copying note 2. At the same time, they say it's completely okay that galaxy s copied some design elements from ipeople. Lg is not pitting out such a design for the first time. Be equal guys. Still i totally respect the fact that samsung didn't simply ran off to the court like the ipeople did.

20.wendygarett (unregistered)

They will sell 100millions, over the 7billions people around the world that is...

Sammy fans now are acting like a groupie bully, keep bashing other and using the sales figures to bash just to make themselves better, and they didn't realise that they are totalled up not even the billions, and the rest of the billions around the world is hating them now... Just like sheeple Apple fans' attitude three years ago...

Samsung bankrupt? You are stupid or what? Think twice when you write a comment like this! A companie like Samsung which it's a conglomerate of various divisions, that in 2013 is in 2nd place in the ranking of the biggest companies of the world, only with Apple ahead! Some people are stupid, thinking that Samsung it's some s**t of companie.

Samsung bankrupt? You are stupid or what? Think twice when you write a comment like this! A companie like Samsung which it's a conglomerate of various divisions, that in 2013 is in 2nd place in the ranking of the biggest companies of the world, only with Apple ahead! Some people are stupid, thinking that Samsung it's some s**t of companie.

You're wrong. Samsung already had the original ideas the whole time, people just copy them. Samsung just takes a little longer to implement the idea so it will work better than the alternatives. The original iPhone actually copied the galaxy S.

There you go, who's the thief now... Samsung takes other people's ideas and technologies as well, not just LG. Nokia's and Apple's as well. One example was Nokia came up with flexible screens first before Samsung did. But what made them successful is their marketing. I already see lots of people spreading in FB 'the galaxy S4 is octacore!" when it is not. Partly thanks to great marketing by Samsung. Most of the general public dont know how the new Exynos processor works, they only look at the numbers - specs.

But not all 8 cores are running. The performance of the processor is not from all the cores, hence calling it an octacore is misleading itself. It's not. Regardless of how it is being called number of cores is not equivalent to higher performance.

You can read the documentation on Samsung website.
There are 3 implementations can be used
- "Quad-core switch": only two different states switching each other, quad-core A7 an quad-core A15
- "Power-house": At the max point, all 8 cores are running. Redundant core can be closed if there is no task needing it.
- "Paired core": Most likely implementation. Each A15 core is paired to an A7 core. The system will decide either to run depending on the task. So We can have A7-A7-A7-A7, A7-A15-A7-A7 to A15-A15-A15-A15. Each core has the independent clockrate,

Samsung said that all of them are available in Exynos Octa, but the implementation used depends on the firmware. Most likely only last one is used in GS4. But The "power-house" option may be available in a new Chromebook, because it is a PC.

i know samsung didnt lie, but it's their method of presenting a product, and the tendency of the general public to look straight at the specs without checking out the details make most people think it is a true octacore processor. We as gadget lovers look into deeper details than the general public.

look at this nokia fanboy claiming they came up with flexible screens first... just LOL

"The concept of developing a flexible displays was first put forth by Xerox PARC (Palo Alto Research Company). In the 1974, Nicholas K. Sheridon, a PARC employee, made a major breakthrough in flexible display technology and produced the first flexible e-paper display"

^ I was comparing to Samsung when i mentioned Nokia came up with flexible screens first, because the SUBJECT of the discussion of this topic is on SAMSUNG'S alleged copying of other's idea. The nutjob here is you.

Why would i bring up something off topic like who or which company came up with the first flexible screen? Of course i was referring the the topic, hence i was comparing only between Nokia and Samsung.That flexible display thingy in your link is not even applied on smartphones That is a flexible E paper display, not OLED.

seriously everyone knows your a massive android fanboy who loves to dish it out then when someone proves you wrong or show you as the idiot you are (happens everytime btw) you get your fanboy backup as you feel numbers wins not comment substance

second Nokia were talking of flexible screens before samsung yet you and other fanboys give credit to samsung for basically copying an idea from years before no matter who originally came up with it. samsung has a history of copying and rebranding to fit them

face it samsung are no different from apple, incorporate existing features and tech and you praise them as innovators

Whatever i say about a company, whether bad or good, im still neutral most of the time, because when i bash or praise something i only use proven facts but 'true' fanboys like you do not accept facts and even try to twist the topic and call others a fanboy just because you are one yourself. You cant accept any negative remarks about your favorite product or brand. It was obvious from the beginning i was comparing only 2 companies as an example. When was the first flexible one invented never mattered, not the topic here.

Samsung's devices are great and the sales volume proves everything, but of course it's not perfect. I dislike the build quality so i went for other brands. For me i prefer to put my money into innovation, not godlike specs. If that smartphone has unique hardware or features not widely found in other products then it gets my attention more, regardless of what company made it, other deciding factors would be things like build quality or whether the manufacturer suck in providing OS updates.

You are suffering from fever & caught by tha virus "copycat" which is found in samsuck object.be fanboy for a reason.the company is not paying you to suffer from blindness.i like sony lg nokia motorola phones but hate poor samsuck products...cheap plastic..

Do the research people, Samsung have their own hand and eye tracking patents (used in SGS3 and their TV line-up). I would suggest they've done their homework and will be in the clear so as not to repeat another Apple debarkle.

LG are becoming another Apple, struggling and squandering over their own misfortunes in the mobile industry

37.XPERIA-KNIGHT (unregistered)

That has got to be the funniest thing I have read on this blog and the most moronic! Sony copy Samsung and LG?? Ha ha ha The Arc/Arc S, Xperia S, Xperia T are copies of what exactly? Even Apple admitted being inspired by Sony! LMFAO. Keep smoking that s**t dude! Defo not worth arguing with!!

what SONY copies LG and SAMSUNG!!!
Can you please show me is lg and samsung using omni balance design, with “skeleton frame
structure” and opticontras panel?
Did lg or samsung phone have ip rating with 7,9mm thin?

anyway, i might get HTC one or Xpeia Z if the price here in the phil will b lower than galaxy s4..
but even though i myt hold htc one or XZ, i cant help but be amazed with samsung,,
sammy really knows how to make a phone really SMART, so those gimmicks are intended to raise the bar of a phone being SMART, ,
everyone is copying but THE BATTLE IS ABOUT WHO BRING IT FIRST or WHO BRING IT AT ITS BEST FORM AND FUNCTIONALITY

not when played right. remember that samsung won against apple because it is viewed as the underdog. if lg plays the underdog role being deprived of sales and the technology it has created, it can win some sympathy. however, it can also lead some samsung customers to other android device makers like htc and sony.

Yeah, I'm with you there. The S3 had eye-tracking, yet LG did not make note of it then. I also find it funny that LG is launching an update to add some of the features this month. So they applied for a patent 4 years ago and still have yet to launch it on any of their handsets? Another example of the broken patent system. You shouldn't be able to patent an idea until you can provide a fulling working prototype. Having an idea is one thing but actually developing that idea into a fully functional feature is another.

when S3 came out with smart stay that uses eye tracking technology,,it uses the same principle as smart pause..Lg did not bother to complain...just saying....i guess everyone's feeling the heat......everytime a Samsung flagship device comes out,rumors follow thru..it only add's to the excitement....

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